Dan Uggla

The summary Max Scherzer struck out 13 batters in seven dominant innings as the Nationals beat the Cubs 3-0 Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. The Cubs put two runners on base with no outs in the eighth, but reliever Casey Janssen then retired Kris Bryant, Dexter Fowler and Starlin Castro in succession. At the plate Manager Joe Maddon shook up the lineup against Scherzer, moving Chris Coghlan to the leadoff spot with Fowler taking over at cleanup. But Coghlan struck out three times against Scherzer, and Fowler twice. On the mound Jon Lester equaled his season high with 10 strikeouts and changed speeds effectively. Lester struck out Ryan Zimmerman on a 77 mph curve and Wilson Ramos...

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